Monday, October 25, 2010

7 Word Reviews: Made in Dagenham, Stone, 127 Hours, Etc...

Can you feel Oscar precursor season gearing up?

Left: Aron Ralson as himself.Right: James Franco as Aron Ralston

The mountaintops are a-rumbling. To delude myself into thinking I've "caught up" before the avalanche, herewith seven word reviews on a bunch of movies I haven't got around to talking about just yet. More to come on three of them.

127 HoursIn which James Franco plays Aron Ralston who is pinned under boulder in southern Utah.7WR: Nervously tricked up storytelling, but gripping nonetheless. B/B+

I Am LoveTilda is the matriarch of a rich Italian clan whose family business is changing hands.7WR: Mouthwatering visuals, melodramatic verve, subtextual theme; Masterpiece? A/A-

(big article forthcoming now that it's on DVD. Probably in a week's time.)

Mic-Macs(From the man behind Amélie.) A man with a bullet in his brain seeks revenge on arms dealers.7WR: Inspired (But Exhausting) Hijinx Setpieces 'R Us B-

*If you've seen any of these, do share your feelings. I lift the restrictions on word counts for the comments. You may use more than 7! (If you're ever in doubt about whether or not to comment try to think of comments as little crumbs and The Film Experience as a zoo. Here you mayshould feed the animals because they don't eat otherwise.) *

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